'PACE Bureau by the votes of the socialists and left-wing representatives refused to hold the urgent debates on the request of the UK, Ukraine and other countries on the Salisbury issue, the illegal election in Crimea and other topics. All this takes place amid the corruption scandal in the PACE of the bribery and the candid lobbyism published yesterday where the Western MPs are negatively mentioned and any Ukrainian was included', Ariev claimed.

The spring PACE session will take place on April 23-27. it is expected that the Donbas Conflict, Russia's election in occupied Crimea, hybrid war and fake news will be discussed.